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Also known as Africasat-1a, Azersat

Azerspace-1/Africasat-1a', is Azerbaijan's first satellite in space. Built by Orbital Sciences Corporation, it was launched by Ariane 5 into orbit on February 7, 2013 from Kourou in French Guiana at orbital positions 46° east. The satellite covers Europe and a significant part of Asia and Africa. It is operated by the Azerbaijani company Azercosmos and has transmission capabilities for TV, radio broadcasting and the internet.

Key facts

Spaceflight.name
Azerspace-1/Africasat-a
Spaceflight.image
Azerspace-1.jpg
Spaceflight.mission_type
Communications
Spaceflight.operator
Azercosmos
Spaceflight.COSPAR_ID
2013-006B
Spaceflight.SATCAT
39079
Spaceflight.mission_duration
15 years
Spaceflight.spacecraft_bus
GEOStar-2
Spaceflight.manufacturer
Orbital Sciences Corporation
Spaceflight.launch_date
 UTC
Spaceflight.launch_rocket
Ariane 5ECA VA212
Spaceflight.launch_site
Kourou ELA-3
Spaceflight.launch_contractor
Arianespace
Spaceflight.orbit_epoch
29 October 2013, 20:36:34 UTC
Spaceflight.orbit_reference
Geocentric
Spaceflight.orbit_regime
Geostationary
Spaceflight.orbit_inclination
0.03 degrees
Spaceflight.orbit_period
1,436.05 minutes

via Wikipedia infobox

Described at

AzerSpace 1/Africasat 1a at 46.0�E - LyngSat

lyngsat.com

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Encyclopedic overview

8 sections
Contents
  • Cost
  • Satellite specifications
  • Orbit
  • Operation
  • Follow-on activities
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Azerspace-1/Africasat-1a', is Azerbaijan's first satellite in space. Built by Orbital Sciences Corporation, it was launched by Ariane 5 into orbit on February 7, 2013 from Kourou in French Guiana at orbital positions 46° east. The satellite covers Europe and a significant part of Asia and Africa. It is operated by the Azerbaijani company Azercosmos and has transmission capabilities for TV, radio broadcasting and the internet.

The satellite has an anticipated service life of 15 years.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Azerspace-1” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.